Yucca for the Hair and Scalp, 1890-1901
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People have sought a cure for hair loss for thousands of years. In the late nineteenth-century, the makers of "Yucca for the Hair" marketed their concoction as a cure for baldness, dandruff, and other diseases of the scalp. The proprietors of this patent medicine claimed the plant-based extract invigorated the scalp, promoted hair growth and rendered hair "soft, glossy and luxuriant."
People have sought a cure for hair loss for thousands of years. In the late nineteenth-century, the makers of "Yucca for the Hair" marketed their concoction as a cure for baldness, dandruff, and other diseases of the scalp. The proprietors of this patent medicine claimed the plant-based extract invigorated the scalp, promoted hair growth and rendered hair "soft, glossy and luxuriant."
Artifact
Medicine bottle
Date Made
1890-1901
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Vermont, Burlington
United States, New Jersey, Millville
Creator Notes
Product manufactured by The Yucca Company, Burlington, Vermont. Glass bottles manufactured by Whitall, Tatum & Co., Millville, New Jersey.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.4.5767
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Cork (Bark)
Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Blue
Brown
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in (Package for bottle)
Width: 6 in (Package for bottle)
Length: 3 in (Package for bottle)
Height: 7.625 in (Bottle)
Width: 2.813 in (Bottle)
Length: 1.875 in (Bottle)
Height: 7.75 in (Packaging)
Width: 2.875 in (Packaging)
Length: 1.875 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottle label: SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING \ YUCCA \ FOR THE HAIR [...] \ PREPARED BY \ THE YUCCA COMPANY, \ PROPRIETORS, \ BURLINGTON, VT. \ PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. on bottom of bottle: W.T. & CO. \ A J on front of interior box: YUCCA \ THE GREAT MEXICAN PREPARATION \ FOR THE HAIR. [...] | YUCCA COMPANY, \ PROPRIETORS \ BURLINGTON, VT., U. S. A. \ PRICE ONE DOLLAR. on sides of interior box: YUCCA ERADICATES DANDRUFF. \ YUCCA PREVENTS BALDNESS. on exterior packaging: 1/4 DOZ. \ YUCCA \ FOR THE \ HAIR AND SCALP. \ THE YUCCA COMPANY, \ PROPRIETORS, \ BURLINGTON, VERMONT.
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